Aseroe rubra

Anemone Stinkhorn at Ulladulla, NSW

Aseroe rubra at Ulladulla, NSW - 19 Sep 2020 04:44 PM
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Aseroe rubra 22 Sep 2020 Pam
Unverified 20 Sep 2020 gem.ingpen@gmail.com

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Pam wrote:
   22 Sep 2020
This 'unusual' fungus belongs in the morphological group called 'stinkhorns'. The brownish slime in the centre contains the spores which are consumed by flys and other insects. In a number of stinkhorns this spore mass smells very strongly of rotting meat and other aromas that attract flys etc. It is a saprotrophic (decomposer) fungus and is often found in wood chip and other mulch.
This is a significant fungus in the mycological history of Australia as it was the first fungus described from Australia. It was collected from Recherche Bay in Tasmania, just south of Hobart by Labillardiere on 1st May 1792.
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  • Aseroe rubra Scientific name
  • Anemone Stinkhorn Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1787m Recorded at altitude
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